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A.R. Wallace spent eight years travelling in search of birds of paradise and became the first European naturalist to see them in display. In the course of his explorations, he wrote a paper that, together with another by Charles Darwin, announced the theory of evolution by natural selection. But it was the birds of paradise […]

Professor Geoff Moore, the Society’s President, writes: ‘As a more ephemeral publication than the Society’s journal Archives of natural history and not being available online (except for the most recent issues), the Newsletter is much less readily available for consultation; few are likely to have access to the full run since 1977. If you’ve ever […]

The inaugural Patron’s Review entitled “The role of images in the development of Renaissance natural history” by Dr Sachiko Kusakawa of Trinity College, Cambridge has been accepted for publication in the next issue of Archives of natural history. Dr Sachiko Kusakawa is interested in the observational, descriptive and pictorial practices in the development and production […]

Invited speakers will be talking on: The Foundations of Zoo Biology The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Living Collections in the Ancient World Royal and Private Animal Menageries Aquariums and Marine and Freshwater Biological Associations The Development of Regional and National Zoo Associations and Outreach Additional themes to be covered during the symposium, for […]

Sir David’s first job, after Cambridge University and two years in the Royal Navy, was at the London publishing house Hodder & Stoughton. In 1952 he joined the BBC as a trainee producer and it was while working on the “Zoo quest” series (1954–1964) that he had his first opportunity to undertake expeditions to remote […]